In 2013～2014，the funeral development of china had been achieved sustained and healthy progress：Firstly，with Opinion on the CPC Members and Officials Take the Lead to Promote the Reform of Funeral was actively publicized and implemented，the Fourth National Funeral Conference was timely hold；a favorable environment of funeral reform was constructed with party members and cadres taking the lead，the vast masses and entire society participating. Secondly，funeral policy creation was continued to strengthen，and the comprehensive management capabilities would be enhanced. Thirdly，the benefiting people policy of funeral was steps to ensure ranging from poor people gradually extended to registered permanent residents and the resident population. Fourthly，investments on funeral service facilities and equipments were gradually increased；environmental protection and quality of service were paid more attentions. Fifthly，the construction of urban and rural public welfare cemetery was accelerated；funeral civilization and low-carbon tomb-sweeping had become a new trend. Sixthly，funeral system morals construction and talent team building were ongoing developed；the exemplary role of funeral service window had become increasingly obvious.

However，funeral reforms were social reforms that eliminate undesirable customs and set the fashion for the generation. Funeral reform and development couldn’t be plain sailing. And we couldn’t avoid some of the prominent problems existing in the reform and development，for example：the role of law construction was lagging behind the funeral development result in difficulties of funeral enforcement；funeral reforms encountered lots of bottlenecks，and the innovations of system and mechanism were not enough；the facilities investment of funeral services were underfunded，the government’s public service capacities were difficult to enhance effectively；the depth of propaganda was not enough，and the guiding of advanced funeral culture was obviously lack；some places were one-sided pursuit of cremation rate，it deviated from the purpose of funeral reform.

In 2015，promoting the funeral reform is still the main theme of the current and future period of funeral development. It should be strengthened the top-level design，and actively explore the systematic，holistic，collaborative nature of the funeral reform. It should be clarified the reform ideas，and actively explored new ways to funeral reform. It should be combined the rule of law and virtue in funeral management，and actively explored to enhance the effectiveness of comprehensive management of funeral. It should be played the active role in social capital，and actively explored the institutional mechanisms of investment and financing in funeral industry. It should be continually publicized and implemened Opinion on the CPC Members and Officials Take the Lead to Promote the Reform of Funeral and the spirit of the Fourth National Funeral Conference，and actively explored the heritage and promoting advanced culture of funeral and interment.